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Home | Store | Forum | What's New | Contact | About | Terms | Links | Storytime | UNCRC   Storybooks for children's engagement and distraction.       Join in and take part resources & book titles.. Links to amazon are in association with silkysteps affiliate account, other links are to forum resource pages, main site pages and external websites. Please enjoy .. These suggestions cover a range of interactive book designs that professionals may find help with distraction techniques for medical interventions, working through pain barriers, tolerance, separation, anxiety and engagement activities.   Where's .. published by Campbell books Where's that duck, where's that cat, where's that fish, where's that monkey  Whose .. a selection of giant lift the flap books illustrated by Jo Gardener      The pop-up commotion in the ocean  by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz     Find the characters in a range of book titles from Usborne   Bubbles and bubble themed book list  Finger puppet role play and story telling  Where's wally book titles - age range 6+    Finger puppets can be used alongside rhymes and story books to engage children's interest and divert focuss to positive activity.  Photo album for shift nurses, playworkers and doctors. This suggestion can help familiarise children with the transitional possibility of meeting new faces. Make own albums with tactile fabrics, papers, interactive elements that decorate and inform. EG: A Key fob attached to a page that beeps to pretend open the doctor's door or a photo of their car - a wished for car!? A sheet of stickers. A photo of the Hospital 's entrance alongside a ribbon attached ambulance image. Use to play I spy .. 'ward nurse??'  Jungly tails and jungly sounds - tactile resource book that invites touch, look and listen ..  Stacking resources for age appropriate activity. Baby - toddler - child - teen - adult Stacking on string .. threading Links to websites supporting children's hospital distraction techniques and therapy ..  Hospital play pdf factsheet from the NCb  Children's hospital of Pittsburgh USA - distraction techniques  Suggested age appropriate distractions from Tawam hospital AE  Why distraction helps from Starlight.org.uk  What is distraction thrapy from Great Ormond street hospital  Children in hospital Standard seven from the NHS DoH's The National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services: For Parents  Distraction from NAHPS Quote: Infants: Dummy Tactile soothing Cuddling Music tapes Toddlers Blowing bubbles Pop-up toys and books Kaleidoscope Songs or rhymes Preschool Children ‘Where’s Wally?’ books/posters Songs or rhymes Mechanical toy with sound (i.e. ‘Rolling penguins’) Puppets School Age Children Joke books Counting games Songs or rhymes Puppets Kaleidoscopes (with/without glitter wand) Guided imagery Videos Games consoles  NB: The above list is by no means conclusive.